Tuesday, July 03, 2007
"A Rose and A Prayer"
A Rose and a Prayer Defeats Delaware Stem Cell Legislation in US Rep. Mike Castle's Home State
To defeat SB 5, A Rose and a Prayer has led regular prayer vigils since January, mobilized tens of thousands of Delawareans to call their legislators, and delivered more than 4,000 roses to Legislative Hall, each labeled with the name of a single constituent who opposed the bill. One of the hallmarks of A Rose and a Prayer is the strong working relationships developed between Catholic and Evangelical Christians to defeat the bill.
This is the second time A Rose and a Prayer has defeated legislation that would have legalized human embryonic stem cell research in Delaware. In 2006, A Rose and a Prayer orchestrated an 8-day, 2,400-person prayer vigil, the delivery of 2,500 roses from constituents, and as many as 25,000 constituent phone calls to legislators. As a result of those efforts, SB 80 was stripped of all mention of human embryos.
Monday, July 02, 2007
Judical Watch - "The Security and Prosperity Partnership -- Threat or Opportunity?"
PAPAL LETTER TO CATHOLIC FAITHFUL IN CHINA
EXPLANATORY NOTE ON THE LETTER TO CHINESE CATHOLICS
UCAN: China gov't to mainland Catholic Web sites: Remove text of papal letter
Some Catholic Web sites in mainland China that uploaded Pope Benedict XVI's letter to Catholics in the mainland shortly after it was released were ordered hours later to remove it.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Immigration - The Day After
Transcript: 'Special Report with Brit Hume,' June 28, 2007
Scroll down to...
KONDRACKE: "Because the loudmouth, some of them nativists, some of them just—well, some of the Tom Tancredo gang does not want Hispanic Americans coming to—..."
It is/was very disturbing!
And since they're slamming everyone (U.S. citizens) that voiced their opinion against this bill...take a look at this info and read what the newer amendments that were presented and while you're at it take a look at this website where these amendments are listed.
You decide...
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Gov. of ALA - Prayer Proclamation - Requests Prayers for Rain
After the events (immigration) today in Washington, D.C.---this is a breath of fresh air.
You've gotta hear this...VERY REVEALING!
Senator hangs up on host over 'amnesty' grilling
And 'they're' upset that we've taken them to task. This battle is just one of many more to come folks...immigration isn't going away and there are a number of other issues that are going to be brought before the citizens of the U.S. Make a note...we DO HAVE A VOICE! USE IT!
"Amnesty-Bill Horror #2" - Roll Call - The Vote
Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.1639 )
DON'T FORGET TO CONTACT YOUR SENATOR TO THANK THEM!
Amnesty: It's Just a Nice Thing to Do
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
VeriChip- YOU thought the chip wasn't coming...think again!
[snip]Doctors could soon be storing essential medical information under the skin of their patients, the American Medical Association says.
[snip]The association adopted a policy Monday stating that the devices can improve the "safety and efficiency of patient care" by helping to identify patients and enabling secure access to clinical information.
VeriChip Corporation Announces American Medical Association Recommends Implantable RFID Devices to Improve the Safety and Efficiency of Patient CareThe association warned of "potential social consequences" such as using the devices for surveillance which could be an infringement on individual liberties.
It recommended that the devices not be implanted without the informed consent of patients and that doctors monitor their use.
VeriChip anticipates that the AMA's recommendation will enhance the Company's marketing efforts by accelerating the adoption by hospitals of the VeriMed Patient Identification System and increasing the profile of the VeriChip among the medical community.
More warnings on H. Potter
Riitta Leinonen, noted witchcraft expert and owner of "Hexeria" affirms that the books have pushed the once-occult practice into the entertainment sphere. "The Harry Potter phenomenon shows that there are also positive, and not only malicious, forces in sorcery and that innocent magic can be a good thing," she said. "Witchcraft is benefiting from the Harry Potter effect."
[snip]
But while children may be Potter's targets, they're not the only takers. One highly visible adult internet witchcraft school credits Rowling as a promoter of Wicca in a press release, stating, "Harry Potter has rekindled interest in beliefs that were already growing in the United Kingdom and United States for more than fifty years, and that belief is a faith called Wicca."
White House Report Hides the Real Costs of Amnesty and Low Skill Immigration
Edwin Meese III- "Heritage's Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow Edwin Meese says the Senate should learn from the immigration reform mistakes of the 1980s."
Mr. Meese served as counselor to the President and attorney general in the Reagan Administration and is editor of "The Heritage Guide to the Constitution."
Ok...light up those switchboards & fax lines- today! On your mark...get set....CALL! or send them a book...Activist: Flood Capitol Hill with 'Late Great USA'
[snip]Gheen said at least two senators told him, face to face, they knew nothing of developments taking place under the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America agreement the U.S. has with Canada and Mexico in which a broad range of government functions are being streamlined.
Gheen wants citizens to target seven key swing votes in addition to their own senators: Democrat James Webb of Virginia and Republicans Richard Burr of North Carolina, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, John Ensign of Nevada, Judd Gregg of New Hampshire and Norm Coleman of Minnesota.
Illegal Immigration Alternatives: How States Should Respond
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
RUSH & Michelle Malkin's "AMNESTY-BILL HORROR #2"-THE 'LOWDOWN'
Amnesty Bill Cloture Vote Passes, Now the Fireworks Really Begin
Republicans Who Voted for Cloture
Brownback Statement
Theories on the Cloture Vote: Rush Explains What Happened
You still have time to raise hell with fence-sitters. The next Senate cloture vote comes on Thursday.• Fence-sitter List: Senators Who Can Be Swayed
"Geo-Politics" & Illegal Immigration
Michelle Malkin:
Shamnesty document drop: The “Clay Pigeon” amendment Update: Pounding Reid…and getting your RNC refund Update: House GOP passes anti-amnesty resolution
BUT.....IT AIN'T OVER TIL IT'S OVER! Keep movin' IT and praying!
Do you have your summer reading yet?
(Get ready...hold on to your lounge chair by the pool!)
REAL SCARY- "AMNESTY-BILL HORROR" - IMMIGRATION BILL #2
IS THIS SCARY ENOUGH FOR YOU?! CONTACT SENATORS NOW!
And go JEFF SESSIONS!
Monday, June 25, 2007
Update- "Amnesty-ville Horror Bill #2" - 6-26-07
From Michelle Malkin:I repeat: Clear the damn backlogs, first
For more up-to-date info on the Immigration bill go here.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Immigration: Big Business, La Raza, & the White House
My question too!But perhaps what's most shocking is the White House's inclusion of a quote from National Council Of La Raza chief executive Janet Murguía. This is a group with a radical agenda that has ties to the "Reconquista" movement to reclaim the western portion of the United States. This article by the late Rep. Charlie Norwood blew the lid off many of La Raza's activities. Why is the White House legitimizing this organization?
Background:
'La Raza' has virtual veto over bill Controversial group 'practically in the room' during negotiations
National Council Of La Raza To Present The 2007 Capital Award For Public Service To Cardinal Mahony
Michelle Malkin-AZTLAN ACADEMY: COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
China to Dynamite Marian Shrine
Christians’ “salvation” requires peace in the Middle East
Prayers continue for all of Christianity most especially for those suffering in China and Iraq!
Saints John Fisher and Thomas More
Thursday, June 21, 2007
SF-Most Holy Redeemer in Gay Pride Parade 2007
Btw...'veil tip' to the Curt Jester for Fr. Malloy's blog !
***WARNING- GRAPHIC & SCANDALOUS!
Did you see all the children in this video?
LORD HAVE MERCY!
Our Lady Help of Christians PRAY FOR US!
Bulletin for June 17, 2007: FULLY participating in the SF Gay Pride Parade 2007 events-
Thurs. June 21st -"Young Adult Group (Pride Parade Dance Rehearsal) in Ellard Hall"
Sat. June 23 "Pride Weekend. MHR AIDS Support Group Beverage Booth near the Main Stage in Civic Center.10 am Gardening in the Garden 12:30 pm Young Adult Group (Parade Signs/Posters Making) in Ellard Hall"
Sunday (Solemnity of The Birth of St. John the Baptist) - June 24 "Pride Weekend. After the 10 am Mass - MHR Pride Parade Contingent Send Off. No Sunday Coffee Hour."
"More Pride Beverage Booth Volunteers Are Needed to help staff our ASG Beverage Booth next Saturday, June 23 in Civic Center. This is a great fundraising opportunity for us. We have a (Look at the "scandalous line-up of entertainment displayed nearby") super location next to the Main Stage and need lots of volunteers to be successful. Shifts are only two hours and will not conflict with the Parade on Sunday. Please sign-up in Ellard Hall after the 10 am Mass on Sunday, or give us a call at 415-863-1581."
They are not only participating but they have a booth located in a prominent and well seen location FOR ALL TO SEE! AND NOW THAT IT WILL BE 'BROADCAST' via the internet - "An estimated 850 million people around the world with Internet access will be able to watch the parade live for the first time. Webcasts are on Clear Channel's LGBT network at http://www.shakeradio.com/ and on KRON 4 at http://www.kron4.com/. This year Pride broadened its exposure with a new two-hour live broadcast on Comcast's digital cable channel 99. Individuals without access to digital cable will be able to view an edited version of the parade on Pride Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. on KRON 4."
GOD WILL SEE TOO!
I pray that those who will read this post will contact the Archdiocese and those in authority-requesting that the Archdiocese ask all participating parishes to remove their PARISH/"CATHOLIC" banners from this event.
One more thing...
How awesome is IT that an 85 yr. old priest can alert and keep his sheep from being devoured by wolves?
Thank & GOD BLESS you Fr. John Malloy - OUR SHEPHERD!
And may Our Lady Help of Christians protect and keep you always Fr. Malloy!
Why not charitably assist OUR LORD, Our Blessed Mother, St. John Bosco, and Fr. Malloy:
US Nunciature
Archbishop Pietro Sambi
3339 Massachusetts Avenue,
N.W,Washington, DC, USA
Telephone: (202) 333-7121 Fax: (202) 337-4036
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Piazza del S. Uffizio,
11, 00193
Roma, Italy
Telephone: 06.69.88.33.57 or 06.69.88.34.13
Fax: 06.69.88.34.09
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
One Peter Yorke Way
San Francisco, CA 94109
Telephone: (415) 614-5500
E-mail: info@sfarchdiocese.org
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
'Amnesty-ville Horror Immigration Bill # 2'
Practical Steps to Solving Immigration, American Identity, and Border Security
Nun quits teaching rather than seek 'practicing Catholic' letter
A Roman Catholic nun quit her teaching job rather than comply with what she called an "insulting" demand for a letter declaring her a practicing Catholic.
I'm sure this will continue...
Immigration - Judge Roy Moore
Unfortunately, too many Christians have been deceived to think that our duty to love and care for illegal aliens means that we should ignore immigration laws and disregard our borders. But as President Ronald Reagan once said, "A nation without borders is not a nation." Our borders are compromised by illegal immigration, infiltration of terrorists, and by government policies of regional partnership that actually dilute the sovereignty of the United States. The choice is not between our Christian duty and our border laws – it's a matter of life or death for our nation.
These are the best arguments that I've seen so far for those that use the 'emotion' card when debating the issue.The same God who commands that we treat aliens and "strangers" with righteousness and justice also clearly defined the physical borders for the nation of Israel, in detailed geographical terms, in Numbers 34. Israel, then and today, would not exist without borders—and neither will America.
ANSWERED PRAYERS - Chaldean priest abducted in Baghdad is free and in good health
British life 'unthinkable' without ID cards
Byrne added that the national ID system will become as much a part of the fabric of public life as the railways in the 19th century or the national grid in the 20th century.
He described the system as "another great British institution without which modern life, whatever it looks like in 2020, would be quite unthinkable".
Monday, June 18, 2007
Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor's Address to Muslim Council
"Anyone involved in theological dialogue between Muslims and Christians has to accept that the Trinity can be a stumbling block."
Read the entire speech beginning here.
VeriChip - Presenting At Another Medical Conference
VeriChip Corporation (NASDAQ: CHIP), a provider of RFID systems for health care and patient-related needs, announced today its wholly owned subsidiary, Xmark Corporation, will present at the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Conference and Expo in Boston, MA, on June 16-18. The conference attracts over 1,500 health care technology management professionals.
The company does not yet have a presence in Northwest Florida and is focused on getting the system adopted by more hospitals before it tries to sell it directly to customers.
Rod Whiting, marketing director Gulf Coast Medical Center, said getting correct information on a patient was a concern in hospitals all over the nation. But he was against the idea of implanting an information chip in someone’s body.
“First of all, just because the technology is available does not mean it is a technology (that) needs to be used,” Whiting said.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Immigration - Next Week 6-18-07
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
I, a faithless sinner, renew and ratify today in thy hands, O Immaculate Mother, the vows of my Baptism. I renounce forever Satan, his pomps and works, and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross after Him all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been before. In the presence of all the heavenly court, I choose thee this day for my Mother and Mistress. I deliver and consecrate to thee, as they slave, my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the value of all my good actions, past, present and future, leaving to thee the entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me, without exception, according to thy good pleasure, for the greater glory of God, in time and in eternity. Amen.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
James Alison: Speaking in Malta
"The Malta Gay Rights Movement (MGRM) and Building Unity through Diversity (BUTD). The aim of this public talk is to initiate a healthy public debate on LGBT and Christian issues."
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
VeriChip - More Alzheimer Patients 'Chipped'
Those who elected to receive the microchip are not part of VeriChip’s previously announced collaboration with ACC.
'KILL THE BILL' - Immigration Bill
Look.
SEE >*** Kennedy: ‘We are not giving up’ ***
This is SCARY!!! Are you concerned yet? Does this look like it's dead? Again...something's fishy about this whole thing!
Here we go again- now we need to continue to make sure that IT COMPLETELY DIES!
Getting Through to Them: Immigration Bill
Keep the Immigration Protest Going
Salazar: Immigration bill may return in July (NOTE the Comments!)
Immigration deform: Keep 'em on the ropes
The future? City plan for ID cards hits a nerve
The purpose of the card, which is available to everyone, but pitched to senior citizens, students, children and immigrants, would allow access to city libraries and parks, while a debit component would facilitate purchases at some 50 stores and payment at parking meters.
Documents needed to verify identification are the same as those required by banks to open accounts, so it is viewed as a way to get immigrants to use banks to make them less vulnerable to thefts.
Tell Congress You Oppose Their Amnesty Bills!
CONTACT CONGRESS - another site here.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
MATT -Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together - What's this?
Watch this video too.
Instead of 'building walls' this 'foundation' - 'think tank'-proposes building a different wall altogether-
[snip]One of the major proposals incubated at MATT would provide unprecedented investments in small businesses in Mexico. Instead of spending $7 billion to build the impractical and un-American border wall, the money should be used to build a wall of wealth in Mexico that will benefit both nations.
A decade ago, U.S. officials funded a venture with Mexico called the North American Development Bank (NADBank). Based in San Antonio, Texas, this bank was created as a response to environmentalists who were concerned about the impact the new trade agreement would have along the U.S.-Mexico border. To date, this money has not been used effectively and much of it remains uncommitted.
VeriChip, Biometrics, Immigration, and other Issues
Then watch these clips...you decide!
Republican Candidates Questioned on Real ID, Biometrics and Verichip
Update...today info on what is taking place in Canada...Canada quietly paving way for national ID card
Look at what Michelle Malkin wrote in 2005 about the SPP...Welcome to "North America"The United States, the researchers say, appears to be driving these changes through three policy initiatives. One is the 2001 Canada-U.S. Smart Border Declaration. Another is the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP), initiated in 2005. The third is the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, which will require Canadians to present a passport or other secure document when entering the United States.
And this from Judical Watch:New “Security & Prosperity Partnership” Records Reveal Proposal for U.S.-Canadian Funded Grants for Mexico
Michigan issues illegal aliens drivers licenses [and voter registrations?]....hmmmmm!The “work plan” details 24 specific “deliverables” by officials from the U.S. Treasury, Finance Canada, BANXICO, the Federal Reserve Board – Atlanta, and regulatory agencies from all three countries. The deliverables include “cross-border” cooperation in the areas of car insurance, Social Security totalization for Mexico, banking, and Federal Reserve’s “Directo a Mexico” remittance program.
Among the specific deliverables outlined in the “work plan” is a taxpayer-supported program to improve Mexico’s infrastructure: “Improve North America’s competitiveness by enhancing Mexico’s competitive position through the establishment of a grant fund for development with U.S. and Canadian resources to finance the development of physical infrastructure in Mexico.” The objective has a timeline for completion of 6-18 months.
And so what's such the hurry to get the Immigration Bill passed? Bush appeals for return of immigration bill --Something smells so very FISHY!
What do you think this is all about?"The president urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to bring the bill back for another vote quickly and continued his pitch on some of its more controversial points."
Feast of Corpus Christi - The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Although the Curt Jester recently posted this (and I have too) I believe it should be posted again and again! DO NOT BE AFRAID! Receive HIM. Take HIM. Share HIM!
God In The Streets of New York City
Eucharistic Procession at UNL
Friday, June 08, 2007
Thursday, June 07, 2007
C-SPAN: Road to the WH - Fred Thompson
Sen. Sessions Releases List of 20 Loopholes in the Senate Immigration Bill
Thank you Sen. Sessions for your commitment to your constituents in the state of Alabama, for your perseverance, your leadership, and for your courage to speak up and voice your concerns about the present Immigration Bill that the Democrats and the White House put together.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
PRAYER ALERT - Chaldean Catholic priest 'abducted in Iraq'
Prayer of Confidence to the Sacred Heart
Oh Lord Jesus Christ, to Your most Sacred Heart I confide this intention
{name petition}.
Only look upon me, then do what Your love inspires. Let Your Sacred Heart decide. I count on You. I trust in You. I throw myself on Your mercy. Lord Jesus, You will not fail me. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in You.Sacred Heart of Jesus, I believe in Your love for me.Sacred Heart of Jesus, Your kingdom come. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I have asked You for many favors, but I earnestly implore this one. Take it, place it in Your open Heart. When the Eternal Father looks upon it, He will see it covered with Your Precious Blood. It will be no longer my prayer, but Yours, Jesus. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You. Let me not be disappointed. Amen.
'The Battle' Continues in Diocese of Superior, WI
This is event is scheduled for the day before the FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI!
PLEASE PRAY PRAYERS OF PROTECTION for ALL in this diocese as many may not know that BERNIE DREVNICK is NOT CATHOLIC--a former Deacon!!!
Mighty St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!
A 'Pass' in New Haven,Connecticut
City officials approved a plan Monday to offer illegal immigrants identification cards that would let them open bank accounts and use other services that may be unavailable without driver's licenses or state-issued IDs.
"Today I Am Proud To Call New Haven My Hometown"
I'm all for people coming to our country and doing the right thing when they get here...but if we appeared at a bank without a license-ID and wanted to open an account, we'd be stopped in our tracks. That's discrimination against law abiding citizens. This is just one more reason the currently proposed Immigration Bill needs to be scratched totally! Contact your Senator and Representative today!
And one more thing...have you seen the commercial from the Texas Employers for Immigration Reform (TEIR)? I don't LIKE IT! Their supporters here.
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
NCReporter - DISSENT
This is what the Church is supposed to teach! IT IS NON-NEGOTIABLE!The Catholic hierarchy’s approach to abortion is, as the Vatican most recently described it, “not negotiable.” So not negotiable, in fact, that Catholic public figures, commentators and policymakers who express pro-choice views, or even voice support for contraception, risk public admonition and denial of Communion. I am concerned when bishops threaten to use Communion as a political weapon. Thank God only a tiny minority is so extreme as to threaten such an abuse of the sacrament.
LIFE -we have to defend IT always! And I beg to differ that there exists a 'tiny minority' that would 'use Communion as a political weapon'. WE have BXVI!
Until that happens, lay Catholics must take the lead and keep up the pressure on our policymakers to introduce policies that will be effective in reducing the need for abortion.
LORD HAVE MERCY!
Slaughter predicts passport failure
The Bush administration’s proposed requirement for passports to cross the U.S. border from Canada will not meet a Jan. 1 deadline and may never be implemented by a new administration, Rep. Louise M. Slaughter predicted Monday in Buffalo.
The Fairport Democrat called the idea “one of the biggest mistakes I think they’ve made — among many” and said there is “no way” the Department of Homeland Security can meet a Jan. 1 target when it hasn’t even determined whether it will require passports or ultimately settle on some other form of identification.
NBC Show - "Heroes"
I wondered when someone would connect the story line to the Catholic Church. I noticed this very early on in the show. The GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT...very similar and are always given to build up the Kingdom and Church. Cool!
The Last Mass of Father Ragheed, a Martyr of the Chaldean Church
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
And prayers for the conversion of those that committed this heinous crime!
Most sacred Heart of Jesus, pour down Your blessings abundantly on Your holy
Church, on the Supreme Pointiff, and on all the clergy. Grant perseverance to
the just, convert sinners, enlighten infidels, bless our parents, friends, and
benefactors, assist the dying, free the souls in purgatory, and extend over all
hearts the sweet empire of Your love. Pope Pius X, 16 June 1906
Monday, June 04, 2007
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Catholic bishop calls deportation policies immoral
Opponents of illegal immigration have expressed concerns about the church lobby effort, arguing that church leaders are encouraging illegal behavior by ignoring the fact that undocumented migrants have violated federal immigration laws.
Barnes and Soto argue that the current immigration debate fails to make the connection between the economic system that encourages such migration and produces low-priced products and services.
"Those that have been given more," Barnes said, "have a moral obligation to help those with less."
Erie, Pa - Bishop Trautman 'stirring it up'!
Proposed rewording of Catholic Mass draws defiance
In a rare show of defiance, a Roman Catholic bishop is using increasingly fiery language to spark a grass-roots revolt against a new Vatican-ordered translation of the Mass.
[snip]Bishop Donald Trautman of Erie, Pa., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on the Liturgy, has used several essays and speeches to denounce the proposed translations, which he calls "not acceptable."
Tooo bad! BXVI's in charge! You gotta get in line BEHIND BXVI! HE leads us and we are ALL to follow!"He's really being a true churchman," Father Reese said. "He's putting the good of the church over his own advance or standing in the Vatican or with other bishops."
PRAYER ALERT - Catholic priest shot dead in Iraq
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Terrorists sack and occupy a convent in Baghdad - a convent of the Chaldean sisters of the Sacred Heart.
In this month of the SACRED HEART OF JESUS AND HER IMMACULATE HEART!
O JESUS AND MOTHER MARY HEAR OUR PRAYERS AND PETITIONS!
Catholic teachers 'must take public vow'
This is strange...why would you send this around to parishes for comment? Maybe to float a balloon, or placate someone? This would be like me asking to take a vote on the 10 commandments. Give me a break. Or unless this is a way for the media to leak this info to everybody before it gets to the parishes. If momma and daddy are in charge they don't take a vote or ask comments from the children about how they're going to discipline them. Talk about misguided compassion. Cardinal Pell should say this is what we're going to do and stand by it! Don't ask for ANY COMMENTS! Craziness.
The Catholic archdiocese of Sydney wants its school leaders to publicly commit to a vow of fidelity by adhering to church teaching on homosexuality, birth control and women's ordination.
The vow would apply to its 167 principals, its deputy principals and religious education coordinators and would be a first for the Australian church, Fairfax newspapers report.
The Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell, is behind the move to extend the oath - which is a requirement of church law for bishops, priests and heads of seminaries - to all senior educational leaders.
The requirement is contained in a draft pastoral plan circulated to all parishes of the Sydney archdiocese for comment.
Friday, June 01, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Do you think more of this will happen?
Other immigrants who worked in restaurants in Pittsburgh, New York, Anaheim, Calif. and elsewhere are expected to join the suit as early as this week. They plan to seek class-action status but would have to recover any judgment from the government, which has seized the shuttered firm's assets, lawyer Justin Mixon said.
Columbariums BANNED in Florida
Wiser heads are now prevailing...
Bishops don't want responsibility of caring for 'burial grounds'
Ahhh, too late...remember New Jersey's -Bishop Paul Bootkoski of the Metuchen Diocese?For a combination of earthly and theological reasons, the bishops have banned construction of new columbaria -- or cremation vaults -- at the state's Catholic churches. While funeral home directors like Dave Woodward, Holly Hill, say cremation is a popular trend in the funeral industry, Archbishop John C. Favalora of Miami said he worries about the legal ramifications of local churches taking on cemetery-like responsibilities.
"The care and tending of burial grounds is not a parish's primary mission, and its grounds are not set aside in perpetuity for that purpose," said the archbishop in an open letter last month. In a sentimental note, Favalora recognized that parish columbaria are "well-intentioned attempts to return to the ancient practice of having church members buried in the church yards."
But Catholic leaders also fear the parish columbaria will give the wrong impression that the church favors cremation over burials.
"This is what's happening today. This is the reality. It is the wave of the future."
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
I'm Confused! Catholic Crematorium?
"This is what's happening today. This is the reality. It is the wave of the future," said Bishop Paul Bootkoski of the Metuchen Diocese, which is building the crematory. "We're going along with what our Catholic population is looking for."
So, now dioceses are allowing columbariums and crematoriums? The Cathedral of another diocese has recently built a columbarium on their property and I understand that the diocese has allowed (& promoted-?)the building of Columbariums. I can't understand why this is being allowed. If we're teaching that cremation should not be encouraged then why are 'we' building them on church properties?
Examples:
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Christ the King Catholic Church, NC
St. William Catholic Church - Murphy, NC
The Cathedral St. Paul -Birmingham, AL (pdf.-zoom in on left of 'lawn')
Diocese adds mortuary to cemetery services
Info on Cremation:
Return to the Earth
Monday, May 28, 2007
Evangelizing with a smile
"I am hopeful I can walk again, but I am more hopeful that God will restore in me what he wants to," Father Ogbuji told the Arkansas Catholic, Little Rock diocesan newspaper. "Even if he doesn't, I will still be the same person."Life is not just about physical appearances. It's much more than that," he added.
"Life is more about the image of God. It's about patience and understanding and accepting the will of God even if it conflicts with your own personal plans. Life is about service (even) if you are only able to smile at people. Even if I can't use my legs and limbs, I can smile and help people who are going through the same things."
Memorial Day 2007
Catholic mother promotes faith, fitness, and patriotism
The Gloria
Glory to God in the highest
and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive our prayer.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.